Community school · Leicester

Avenue Primary School

3–11Ages
545Pupils
PrimaryPhase
131002URN

Avenue Road Extension, Leicester, LE2 3EJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodApr 2016

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Apr 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.6 above Leicester median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Leicester

101 applications for 46 places · 4th of 72 in Leicester

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

61%met the expected standard

Leicester 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodApr 2016

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Apr 2025

Inspection history

9 April 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
26 April 2016
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.2applications per place, Reception

0.6 above Leicester median (1.6) close to England median (2.2)

101 applications · 46 places offered · 44 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.2; Leicester median median 1.6
2025 1.9; Leicester median median 1.7
2024 2.3; Leicester median median 1.7
2023 2.1; Leicester median median 1.6
2022 2.0; Leicester median median 1.6
2021 2.0; Leicester median median 1.7
2020 2.3; Leicester median median 1.7
2019 1.7; Leicester median median 1.5
2018 1.9; Leicester median median 1.6
2017 2.2; Leicester median median 1.6
2016 1.8; Leicester median median 1.9
2015 1.9; Leicester median median 1.9
2014 1.8; Leicester median median 1.7

More applications per place than the Leicester median in 12 of 13 years.

This school
Leicester median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	46	101	2.2	44	0.96
Sep 2025	75	144	1.9	73	0.97
Sep 2024	66	152	2.3	65	0.98
Sep 2023	52	108	2.1	49	0.94
Sep 2022	75	151	2.0	82	1.09
Sep 2021	75	150	2.0	70	0.93
Sep 2020	75	173	2.3	78	1.04
Sep 2019	70	120	1.7	53	0.76
Sep 2018	64	119	1.9	62	0.97
Sep 2017	60	130	2.2	46	0.77
Sep 2016	74	132	1.8	54	0.73
Sep 2015	72	136	1.9	44	0.61
Sep 2014	66	118	1.8	53	0.80

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 74% · Writing 67% · Maths 77% → all three 61% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard61%38th of 71 in Leicester

Leicester 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard74%

Leicester 74% England 78%

Higher standard28%

Leicester 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard67%

Leicester 71% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Leicester 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard77%

Leicester 76% England 77%

Higher standard32%

Leicester 28% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Leicester median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	61%	6%	106	107
2023/24	55%	3%	105	104
2022/23	64%	3%	105	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Avenue Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

2.2applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
St John the Baptist CofE Primary School
0.6 km · Leicester

Good2023

2.0applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy
0.7 km · Leicester

Good2022

2.2applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
Knighton Mead Primary Academy
1.1 km · Leicester

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Overdale Junior School
1.3 km · Leicester

Remains Good2022

62%met the SATs standard
Overdale Infant School
1.4 km · Leicester

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place
Medway Community Primary School
1.5 km · Leicester

Remains Good2022

1.7applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Hazel Community Primary School
1.6 km · Leicester

2026

1.5applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Evington Valley Primary School
1.7 km · Leicester

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 77%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 131002 · 856/3435
Capacity: 553 pupils · 545 on roll
Free school meals: 18.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2006
Address: Avenue Road Extension, Leicester, LE2 3EJ
Local authority: Leicester

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources